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EN 1.4592 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4062 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4592 stainless steel and EN 1.4062 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4592 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4062 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
23 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
410 to 420
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
79
Shear Strength, MPa 400
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
770 to 800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
530 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 550
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1030
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
12
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 43
27
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
170 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 610
690 to 910
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
28 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
24 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
21 to 22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
21.5 to 24
Iron (Fe), % 62.6 to 68.4
69.3 to 77.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.45
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.0 to 2.9
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.045
0.16 to 0.28
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.8
0